Desert dreams in the Gulf: Transnational crossroads for the global elite

Race and Class

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 86-99

  Harris, Jerry ^a  

^a DEVRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abu Dhabi; Democratic rights; Dubai; Foreign direct investment; Globalisation; Iconic architecture; Labour; Qatar; Transnational capitalist class; UAE

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875594660     PISSN: 03063968     EISSN: 17413125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306396813476172     Document Type: Article

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